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Board appoints Family Life Advisory Committee members for 2026–2028 term
Summary
Trustees approved five appointments — three parent representatives, one counselor and one medical representative — to the district Family Life Advisory Committee for Jan. 2026–Dec. 2028.
The Carson City School District Board of Trustees on Oct. 14 approved appointments to the Family Life Advisory Committee for three‑year terms (Jan. 2026–Dec. 2028).
The district received multiple applications and conducted interviews at the Oct. 14 meeting. Sheila Storey, the district’s chief nurse and committee chair, presented candidates for the committee’s open seats: three parent representatives, one school counselor and one medical professional.
Who was appointed: the board approved Lydia Villasenor (parent representative), Stephanie Cook (parent representative), Aaron Glass (parent representative), Jeremy Benton (counselor representative) and Danica Williams (medical representative). Trustee Walt moved and Trustee Bartner seconded the motion; the motion carried.
Context and purpose: the Family Life Advisory Committee reviews curriculum and materials pertaining to family life education and advises the district on scope and age appropriateness. Storey said the committee continues outreach to identify a student representative and had received a letter of interest from a ninth grader, Nicole Lawler, who the committee plans to consider separately.
Candidates and backgrounds (selected highlights): Storey introduced Jeremy Benton, a practicing school counselor currently at Carson Middle School, who summarized prior experience working with at‑risk youth and school counseling teams. Medical candidates included Lydia Villasenor, a behavioral‑health registered nurse who works in local hospital behavioral health services and said she grew up in Carson City; Danica Williams, an epidemiologist with Northern Nevada Public Health and a UNR School of Public Health research affiliate, described experience in communicable disease and health education; parent candidates included Stephanie Cook (current committee member and state opioid treatment authority) and Aaron Glass (law enforcement and parole/probation background).
Board discussion and voting: trustees thanked applicants for volunteering and emphasized the district’s desire for continuity and diverse viewpoints from medical, counseling and parent perspectives. The board confirmed the appointments by motion and vote during the same meeting.
Administrative notes and next steps: appointees will serve the three‑year term starting Jan. 1, 2026 and ending Dec. 31, 2028. Storey said the committee will continue outreach to recruit a student member and that volunteer service on the committee can be documented as volunteer hours for student participants.
Ending: the committee will convene under its chair and begin work on review of materials and community engagement; the district will notify appointees and post the committee roster publicly.
